Documents & Reports

About the agriculture global practice (English)

Abstract

The world will need to produce at least 50 percent more food by 2050 to feed 9 billion people. Agriculture is critical for fighting hunger, boosting food security, tackling malnutrition, improving incomes, creating jobs, and protecting the environment...
See More +The world will need to produce at least 50 percent more food by 2050 to feed 9 billion people. Agriculture is critical for fighting hunger, boosting food security, tackling malnutrition, improving incomes, creating jobs, and protecting the environment. The numbers alone speak to the urgency of increasing food production in a sustainable way: 75 percent of the world's poor are rural, and most are engaged in farming; over 842 million people go to bed hungry every day; 26 percent of all children under age five are stunted and 30 percent suffer from Vitamin A deficiency. Although agriculture is vulnerable to climate change, it is also the largest contributor to greenhouse gases. A changing climate means that in Africa alone, a warming scenario of 1.5 degrees Celsius to 2 degrees Celsius for the 2030s and 2040s will trigger a 40 to 80 percent reduction of area where maize, millet, and sorghum are currently grown.
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Agriculture;Food and Nutrition Security;school feeding program;children under age;vitamin a deficiency;reduction of area;areas of expertise;access to bank;food price
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See More + olatility;health and nutrition;global greenhouse gas;land use change;responsible agricultural investment;
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